Chapter 9
The following week, I told Kat about what happened at my station and how it was continuing to happen.
"You're a lucky one," she said. "It's a miracle that the S.G.U's haven't noticed the malfunction yet."
"I've been hitting the machine," I told her. "Maybe I damaged the machines memory unit by doing so." Kat laughed.
"You think?" I laughed with her and so did Sauli.
"Oh," I said, "there's something I need to show you both." Kat and Sauli looked both confused and intrigued at the same time.
"Well go then," said Kat, "Show us!" I walked over to Kat's table. She had a centerpiece that consisted of a bouquet of fake white flowers in a vase. I picked up a single flower and held it in my hand. Kat and Sauli leaned to observe it.
"Watch this," I said. I closed my eyes tightly and thought very hard. Suddenly, the flower began to levitate. A cloud of blue smoke surrounded the flower's petals and a bright light flashed from it. The flower was no longer white, but a beautiful shade of red. I opened my eyes and the flower dropped onto my hand. Sauli and Kat stared at me in awe with their mouths open wide.
"How did you do that?" Asked Kat, picking up the flower to observe it more closely.
"I'm not sure," I responded.
"How long could you do that for?" Asked Kat once more, still puzzled.
"Since last week. I crushed a white capsule, and then suddenly a blue cloud appeared. Since then I can change the color of many things if I concentrate really hard. I've been practicing, but it's still so hard to do and it takes a lot of energy out of me."
"You've been practicing?" Said Sauli. "How come I've never seen you?"
"I've been practicing while you're asleep my love. I didn't want you to worry that something was wrong." I reached my hand out to rub Sauli's arm, but he turned away.
"So you chose to keep this a secret from me? Do you not trust in me?"
"I do trust in you Sauli. It's just…"
"It's just what Adam?"
"It's just I didn't want you to be afraid of me."
"Why would I be afraid of you?"
"Because this is strange and abnormal. I didn't want you to think less of me."
"Did you really think I'd think less of you? Adam I love you. You need to know that you can trust me and that I'll stick by you through whatever. Don't you know that?" He held my hands.
"Of course I do my love. I'm so sorry for keeping this from you. Never again, ok?" He kissed my lips and smiled. I smiled back at him and laughed softly.
"Uh guys?" Said Kat. "I'm still in the room."
"Sorry," said Sauli and I in unison.
"Don't worry about it," she said. "Now, I'm no genius, but I think that this power is your hidden ability Adam."
"But how can I help with the rebellion by changing colors?"
"Changing colors is a lot more helpful than you think," said Kat. "Color is something many S.G.U's don't understand. It confuses and distracts them. Perhaps we could use your color powers if we ever need a diversion." I would've never thought of that. Kat had to be one of the smartest androids I had ever met. She ran her fingers through her curly hair and put the flower back into her centerpiece. "It stands out nicely," she said. "I think I might get dazed and distracted if I look to long." She chuckled to herself and walked over towards me. "My advice to you is this." She grasped my wrist and turned my hand over so that my palm was facing upwards. "Practice enough so that your powers improve. Maybe if you practice enough, you won't take up as much as your energy. Also, make sure no one but Sauli or I sees and or knows about them. Okay?" I nodded. She strapped something around my wrist.
"What is this?" I asked her as I pointed to the strange device strapped around my wrist.
"It's a wrist communicator."
"What do we need that for?" Asked Sauli.
"Duh," she said, "To communicate. We'll use it to keep in contact with each other outside of my quarters. Keep it hidden under your sleeve at all times though. Only S.G.U's communicate using those."
"Where'd you get a second one?" I asked her.
"I…borrowed it from a co-worker. Don't worry though, he's not going to be needing it anymore." Sauli and I looked at each for a moment, and then shrugged. We figured it didn't have anything to do with us. "One more thing," she said. "The next time we meet, we have to practice your fighting skills. I heard about the fight that you guys had in the cafeteria a few weeks back and I heard you came out of that seriously injured. I'm going to teach you to fight without getting a single scratch or a tearing of the skin."
"Wow," I said. Kat smiled and put on some music.
"Okay," she said. "I don't know about you, but I've had a long day filled with strict discipline and weird discoveries so I'm turning it in for the day."
"Why is it you always sleep when we come over?" Asked Sauli.
"I don't know," she replied. "Maybe because it's late and I'm tired. Or maybe I just like having two handsome droids around to watch me in my slumber." Both Sauli and I were slightly embarrassed. "I'm joking guys." She replied. "It's really because I'm tired." Kat curled up into her bed and pulled the covers over herself. "Goodnight guys," she said, "Tomorrow, we train for the day of reckoning."